| Chaco tortoise |
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| Chelonoidis chilensis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Testudines |
| Suborder: |
Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: |
Testudinoidea |
| Family: |
Testudinidae |
| Genus: |
Chelonoidis |
| Species: |
C. chilensis |
| Binomial name |
Chelonoidis chilensis
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| Synonyms |
- Testudo (Gopher) chilensis
Gray, 1870
- Testudo argentina
Sclater, 1870
(nomen substitutum pro T. chilensis Gray, 1870)
- Testudo (Chelonoidis) chilensis
— E. Williams, 1952
- Testudo chilensis
— Wermuth & Mertens, 1961
- Geochelone chilensis
— Pritchard, 1967
- Geochelone petersi
Freiberg, 1973
- Chelonoidis chilensis donosobarrosi
Freiberg, 1973
- Testudo chilensis
— Kahl et al., 1980
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— Iverson, 1986
- Geochelone chilensis
— Ernst & R. Barbour, 1989
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— Cei, 1993
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— Varela & Bucher, 2002
- Chelonoidis petersi
— McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2004
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2004
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— Carnovale, 2005
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— Le et al., 2006
- Chelonoidis petersi
— Bonin et al., 2006
- Geochelone chilensis
— Winchell, 2010
- Chelonoidis chilensis
— TTWG, 2014
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The Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), also known commonly as the Argentine tortoise, the Patagonian tortoise, or the southern wood tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to South America.